There's no way I could self-pay, so I'm stuck waiting.
Sleep apnea may be something they look at, and I have severe chronic obstuctive sleep apnea. I have at least 1 apnea per minute where I stop breathing for at least 10 secs or more, but all my conditions are not enough to put me on the primary list.
Some people have been fortunate enough to be chosen from the secondary list, with no co-morbidities, but that is not the norm.
The surgeon I was originally referred to - in the beginning I was 450th on the list, when he moved and stopped doing surgeries in Halifax, I was down in the 30s or less.
Then we went without surgery here, and I didn't realize you could be referred out of province and paid by MSI or I would have in a heartbeat.
Now it's open here, the province told me they won't pay out of province because it's something offered here. It's been a wild goose chase for sure, but in the end, the pay off will be worth the wait.
Just wanted you to know it isn't as easy as it seems. Someone without diabetes or heart disease, being called for a group session and having the surgery a year or two after being referred is not the norm.
Thanks for the encouraging words ladies! I'm still holding on...